Creativity correlates with low levels of the chemical N-acetylaspartate and slower communication between some areas may make people more creative – NewScientist (mag aricle)

Rex Jung at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque and his colleagues had found that creativity correlates with low levels of the chemical N-acetylaspartate, which is found in neurons and seems to promote neural health and metabolism.- Several recent studies have suggested that white matter of high integrity in the cortex, which is associated with higher mental function, means increased intelligence.- Jung found that the most creative people had lower white-matter integrity in a region connecting the prefrontal cortex to a deeper structure called the thalamus, compared with their less creative peers.- Jung suggests that slower communication between some areas may actually make people more creative.